Question

What is latitude? (3 points)

Answer 1

Answer:

They are the imaginary horizontal lines that circles the Earth.

Explanation:

Latitudes are the imaginary horizontal lines that circles the Earth. It circles around Earth in east-west direction.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. Imaginary horizontal lines that circle the Earth.

Explanation:

"Latitudes" are also known as "parallels." They are imaginary horizontal lines that look like hula hoops circling the Earth. They are considered a type of grid mapping system other than the "longitude."

The latitude is used to determine the location of an area from the north or from the south of the Earth's equator while the longitude is used to measure the location of an area from the Prime meridian's east or west side.